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A summary article on these achievements appeared in the Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) at: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/mm4812.pdf

Subsequent articles (locate through the MMWR index at www.cdc.gov) provide more details on each.

Activity: Select one or more of these topics that are particularly pertinent to your students for more detailed discussion at this point. Or, as an out-of-class activity, have each student select one of these topics, locate the detailed article, and be prepared to discuss current/future implications in the area specific to the students profession or experience.

Each one illustrates both disease prevention and health promotion, and the involvement of private and voluntary health groups with official agencies and policy-making bodies to achieve the progress that we have experienced.